Saint-Nicolas Church

The 17th-century church of Montrond, built on a promontory with the famous Aiguilles d'Arves as a backdrop, is certainly one of the most photographed sites in the Maurienne. It was restored in the late 1990s. Completely rebuilt in 1674, Saint-Nicolas has a single nave with a cupola over the choir.
The recently restored statues of the Beam of Glory have been hung in the choir.
Borrelin and Symond created the single-body main altarpiece, with twisted columns framing a painting by Dufour (1690) depicting the Virgin Mary, Saint Nicolas and Saint Barthélémy.
Fifteen medallions adorn the Rosary altarpiece, whose 17th-century painting depicts Mary, Dominic and Catherine of Siena.
In 1689, Jomard painted the altarpiece of Saints Anthony and Bernard of the Alps.

Take a virtual tour here: https://drone-de-regard.fr/VR/FACIM/73_Montrond.html

The church is on the "Chemins du Baroque" itinerary.

What you can find in this church :
1. Saint Antoine altar: canvas by Jomard (1689) depicting the Virgin and Child surrounded by Saint Antoine and Saint Bernard de Menthon.
2. Glory Beam: sculpted in 1895 by Jean Symond. Three figures: Christ on the Cross, the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist.
3. 18th-century painting: Virgin giving the rosary to St. Dominic and St. Catherine of Siena. Surrounded by medallions representing the fifteen mysteries of the rosary.
4. Magnificent Baroque church centerpiece (1688), listed as well as its high altar: the painting, by Gabriel Dufour (1690), depicts the Virgin Mary surrounded by angels above Saint Nicolas, patron saint of the parish, and Saint Barthélemy, protector. To crown it all, at the very top, the Eternal Father in all his splendor. The altarpiece and painting of God the Father were renovated in 2020.